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As many of you know, Esri’s
Story Maps have become a
hugely popular platform to
share images, video, maps,
and other media with stake-
holders and the public about
a wide array of topics. The
next generation of Story
Maps was released in April as
a beta version! If you missed
the announcement, check out
the ArcGIS Blog titled “A
Quantum Leap for Story
Maps” by Allen Carroll
(founder of the Story Maps
team and previously the Na-
tional Geographic Society’s
chief cartographer). During
this beta period, Esri is re-
questing feedback from users
– anyone with an AGO Crea-
tor license can try it - on
GeoNet until the official re-
lease. Don’t worry, though,
the original story map tem-
plates will not be going away
any time soon.
Did You Know?
• The Resources page is a
great place to start your
adventure with
Story Maps
(https://
story-
maps.arcgis.com/
en/resources/).
This landing page
includes videos,
presentations,
FAQs, and links to
blogs & GeoNet
groups.
• Story Maps can be em-
bedded in web pages to
bring greater exposure
to your content. Read a
blog post called
“Embedding Story Maps
in websites and blogs”
from January 2018 for
additional helpful tips.
• Use the My Stories page
to manage your Story
Maps and check to make
sure your stories will
work correctly. My Sto-
ries is particularly helpful
if links to the content
change or an ArcGIS
Online update has affect-
ed the apps (https://
storymaps.arcgis.com/en/
my-stories/).
Story Maps Spotlight:
Laker Line: West Michigan’s
New Bus Rapid Transit, ex-
plains the new bus line that
will connect the GVSU Allen-
dale campus with downtown
Grand Rapids through a Story
Map Journal template. Pic-
tured below. (https://
bit.ly/2Iu8yOm)
Managing Water for Health in
a Changing Climate uses a
Story Map Cascade template
to explain policy concepts
and resources available to
tackle the effects of climate
change on community & envi-
ronmental health. (https://
www.managingwaterforhealth
.org/interactive-state-map/)
Michigan’s State Forests Tour
provides information about
77 forests located across the
Upper Peninsula and north-
ern Lower Peninsula in this
Story Map Tour template that
includes links to activities
permitted in the forest and
Google driving directions.
(https://bit.ly/2IDIyiT)
Story Map Tales
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Story Map
Tales
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Schedule
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Member
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S P E C I A L
P O I N T S O F
I N T E R E S T :
• It’s not too late
to register!
The 2019
IMAGIN Annual
Conference is
being held June
9-11, 2019 at the
GVSU Eberhard
Center in Grand
Rapids, MI
• Don’t Forget to
pre-register for
all the great
social activities
happening during
the conference!
www.imagin.org
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IMAGIN’s 2019 Annual Conference Valley Metro Council and
Matt Chapman, Director &
Project Coordinator for
Grand Rapids Whitewater.
Wendy joined the Grand Val-
ley Metro Council in 2013 as
the Director of Environmental
Programs. GVMC is an alliance
of governmental units in West
Michigan committed to collab-
oration and coordination of
governmental services. Wendy
came to GVMC to create its
Environmental Programs De-
partment, bringing her exper-
tise of over 25 years in water-
shed and stormwater manage-
ment and also her passion for
convening and developing
partnerships to build capacity
in addressing environmental
issues. Originally from Mary-
land, Wendy came to Michigan
to earn a B.S. in Forestry from
The University of Michigan and
a M.S. in Resource Develop-
ment from Michigan State
University. She spent 13 years
working for an engineering
consulting firm focusing on
water resource management projects.
At GVMC, her programs in-
clude the facilitation of 23
NPDES Municipal Stormwater
Permits in Kent and Ottawa
Counties, implementing the
strategic plan for the Lower
Grand River Organization of
Watersheds (LGROW), and
assisting the project team in
bringing back the rapids and
restoring connectivity and
habitat in the Grand River,
working with Grand Rapids
Whitewater and its many part-
ners. Wendy also serves on
the board of the West Michi-
gan Sustainable Business Fo-
rum, connecting businesses
with their watersheds and
minimizing their impact on the
natural resources.
Matt Chapman serves as the
Project Manager for Grand Rap-
ids Whitewater. Matt came to
Grand Rapids Whitewater in
September of 2015 after serving
as the Executive Director of
Alternatives in Motion for four
years. Matt has 14 years of expe-
rience in the nonprofit sector
and is knowledgeable in market-
ing, special events management,
grant writing & management, the
donor development process, and
organizational development. Matt
holds a Bachelor’s of Science in
Advertising and Public Relations
and a Graduate Certificate in
Nonprofit Administration from
Grand Valley State University.
Outside of work Matt serves as
the Patrol Director for the Na-
tional Ski Patrol at Cannonsburg
Ski area and enjoys spending
time outdoors with his wife and two children.
Downtown Bingo!
Come on down and try your
hand at a little Downtown Bin-
go! Warning this is not the same
BINGO you knew as a child.
Instead of sitting around and
patiently waiting for your num-
bers to be called, you’ll be set
loose to explore and fill your
BINGO card. Scattered through-
out Downtown Grand Rapids
are 8 handpicked Bingo Stops, all
within walking distance of the
Holiday Inn. In the mix you will
find breweries, restaurants, a
comic book store, an arcade,
coffee shop, and a sweet shop.
Game play will begin on Monday
evening at 5:30pm. Each confer-
ence attendee will be supplied
with a Bingo card outlining in-
structions on rules of play as well
as a map laying out all the stops.
Those wishing to play will take
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IMAGIN’s annual conference is
only a month away and we are
excited to share all the details
with you here in the Spring 2019
IMAGIN Newsletter.
Kick off the conference Sunday
afternoon, June 9th with the
Brew & Non-Brew tour (details
published in last issue and availa-
ble on website) followed by
dinner at The Knickerbocker,
by New Holland Brewing. If you
didn’t get tickets for the tour,
join the fun at dinner. After
dinner networking and socializ-
ing will continue at The Knicker-
bocker until midnight.
Monday starts off with a keynote
from thought leader and Esri
technology evangelist Adam
Carnow (his complete bio can
be found on IMAGIN’s website).
Adam will present on The Un-
derutilization of GIS and How to
Cure It. This presentation will
provide strategies on how to
spread the understanding and
full value of GIS across your
organization. There are plenty of
options to choose from in the
technical sessions following the
keynote. See the complete list
on page 6 and view details on
our website or in the confer-
ence app (sponsored by
Avineon® .)
Monday lunch has guest speaker
Ishmael Chivite lined up to
discuss field operations with
ArcGIS.
Monday afternoon has more
technical sessions followed by
the Vendor Social and
Downtown Bingo!
Tuesday morning kicks off with
two keynote speakers, Wendy
Ogilvie, Director of Environ-
mental Programs for Grand
I M A G I N E W S
A very special thanks to
Tom Tilton at Engineer-
ing Supply & Imaging for
generously sponsoring
our pre-conference tours
for the past 5 years!
Adam Carnow, Esri
Ishmael Chivite, Esri
Wendy Ogilvie, GVMC
Matt Chapman, Grand Rapids
Whitewater
IMAGIN’s 2019 Annual Conference
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their card to each of the different loca-
tions and collect a sticker for that desig-
nated spot on their playing card. Partici-
pants are encouraged to dine, drink, shop,
and play to their heart’s desire. All players
must then report back to the downstairs
of J. Gardella’s Tavern by 9pm sharp with
their card. All completed cards are then
entered in a drawing for up to $300 in
Amazon gift cards. Read on for a descrip-
tion of each of the stops.
LUNA
A recent new addition to downtown, this
hip modern Mexican restaurant specializes
in fresh local cuisine and hand-crafted
cocktails. Not sure what to order? Never
fear, they have margarita and salsa flights
that allow you to try it all!
THE PYRAMID SCHEME
This laid-back, kitschy pinball arcade and pub
features many local taps and a full bar.
Hands down, this place has the most pinball
machines you can find in the area. This stop
is sure to entertain your inner child!
BRICK & PORTER Another re-
cent addition
to the down-
town area,
Brick & Por-
ter is a tap
house that
features a variety of national beers. Most of
the menu consists of typical pub fare: burgers,
sandwiches, salads, tacos, and fish. This local
pub has a cozy brick dining hall inside and
patio seating on Monroe Center, prime for
people watching.
VAULT OF MIDNIGHT
This place is so much more than just a comic
book store! They have a huge assortment of
board games, manga, graphic novels, t-shirts,
and trinkets sure to satisfy your innermost
nerd. Feeling overwhelmed with options?
Never fear, their staff is as helpful as they are
nerdy, and they will be glad to assist you. You
simply can’t find a selection like this anywhere
else.
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Gold Sponsors:
Silver Sponsors: Conference/Event Sponsors:
IMAGIN’s 2019 Annual Conference Sponsors
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I M A G I N E W S
IMAGIN’s 2019 Annual Conference
12 different flavors of frozen
yogurt, sauces, fresh fruit, and
toppings galore. They supply
you will all the tools to craft
the sundae of your dreams.
THE LANTERN
Beat from a long day of con-
ferencing? This lounge like
coffee shop is a great place to
comfortably sit and savor
some locally roasted beans and
scrumptious pastries. This café
has a cozy, inviting atmosphere
in addition to their patio
space.
GP Sports
Located inside the historic
Amway Hotel is the ultimate
sports bar complete with draft
beer and burgers. Itching to
catch the score of the game?
You have found just the place!
TV’s galore, billiards tables,
and an outside patio right
along the Grand River.
Monday’s Downtown Bingo is
sponsored by Williams Aerial
& Mapping, Inc.
ATWATER BREWING
Bringing the flavor of Detroit
to the westside of the mitten.
Atwater Brewing offers a vari-
ety of different beer options
including wine and ciders. This
brewery takes pub fare to a
higher level with pizzas, pret-
zels, BBQ, and sausages. The
taproom is a brightly lit mod-
ern space inside an old historic
building, and if that’s not
enough sunshine for you, they
will even let you sit outside!
SWEET YO’S
What better way to end your
evening downtown than with a
tasty treat? Sweet Yo’s offers
IMAGIN and
InfoGeographics, Inc.
are excited to launch
the IMAGIN 2018
Conference App. The
goal with this app is
to bring added value
to attendees by
providing conference
information such as
schedule of events,
session and speaker
information, social
events, local
information, and
more. The app will
be coming soon to a
device near you!
IMAGIN Map Gallery Each year, as part of the Annual Conference,
IMAGIN hosts the Map Gallery. The 2019 Map
Gallery, sponsored by North Arrow Technolo-
gies, will feature six (6) categories, with the
winner of each category receiving a $50 prize.
Additionally, an entirely new Map Gallery appli-
cation process has been created, and we are
requesting that you pre-register your entry.
For 2019, the Map gallery categories are:
• Best Story Map
• Best Online Mapping Application
• Peoples Choice Online
• Best Cartography Design
• Best Analytic Presentation
• Peoples Choice (based on conference
attendee voting)
The Story Map and Online Mapping entries will
be judged BEFORE the Conference, during the
week of June 3 to 7. The remaining
categories will be judged during the annual
conference. For all categories, the winners will
be announced as part of the IMAGIN Annual
Awards Lunch on Tuesday, June 11th in
Grand Rapids.
Map Gallery entries are due by
Monday, June 3, 2019
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Sunday, June 9th, 2019 2:00 to 4:00 PM Early Vendor Registration and Set Up Eberhard Center
2:45 PM Departure for Social Event—Don’t be late! Holiday Inn Lobby
7:00 PM to Midnight Ice Breaker Social Event and Dinner (Beverage and Dinner charges are at attendees own expense)
The Knickerbocker, New Holland Brewery
Monday, June 10th, 2019 7:30 AM Registration Open and Vendor Networking Eberhard Center Lobby
8:00 AM Breakfast (Included) Eberhard Center
9:00 AM Conference Opening and Keynote Speaker: Adam Carnow, Community Evangelist, Esri
10:30 AM—11:15 AM Technical Session 1
11:30 AM—12:15 AM Technical Session 2
12:30 PM Lunch (Included)
1:00 PM Guest Speaker: Ishmael Chivite, ArcGIS Apps Sr. Product Manager Lead, Esri
2:15 PM—3:00 PM Technical Session 3
3:30 PM—4:15 PM Technical Session 4
4:15 PM—5:30 PM Vendor Social Event Eberhard Center, 2nd Floor Lobby
5:30 PM Downtown Bingo Launch/Dinner on Own Downtown Grand Rapids
9:00 PM Downtown Bingo Finale/Social Networking J. Gardellas Tavern
Tuesday, June 11th, 2019
8:00 AM Registration Open, Vendor Networking
Eberhard Center Lobby Breakfast (Included)
9:00 AM Keynotes Wendy Ogilvie, Grand Valley Metro Council
& Matt Chapman, Grand Rapids Whitewater
10:15 AM—11:00 AM Technical Session 1
11:15 AM—12:00 PM Technical Session 2
12:15 PM IMAGIN Awards Luncheon
2:00 PM—2:45 PM Technical Session 3
3:00 PM—3:34 PM Technical Session 4
4:00 PM IMAGIN General Membership Meeting
4:15 PM IMAGIN Drone Giveaway / Silent Auction Payments
4:30 PM Conference Closes
The ESRI Hands-on Learning Lab (HOLL) returns to IMAGIN for its
fifth year. The HOLL will be open Monday & Tuesday during
conference hours. Check the HOLL webpage (http://imagin.org/
esri_learning_lab) for more details on the curriculum offered.
For more complete details on the conference and technical sessions, visit IMAGIN.org.
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I M A G I N E W S
PRO TIP: Bring this page with you to the conference for easy reference!
Technical Sessions
Mo
nd
ay, Jun
e 1
0th
, 20
19
10:30-11:15
Ismael C
hivite –Su
rvey12
3 fo
r A
rcGIS: Tricks o
f the Trad
e
Joh
n Ellin
gson
—Fre
e Too
ls fro
m th
e Nati
on
al Geo
deti
c Su
rvey
Beh
eshteh
Makari, R
yan A
bra-
ham
san—
Usin
g Interacti
ve M
app
ing &
36
0° Im
agery to
Pro
mo
te Parks &
Trails
Magd
a DiFran
co—
Getti
ng
Started
with
Op
eratio
ns D
ash-
bo
ard fo
r ArcG
IS
Paige G
eb
hard
t—En
gaging
DN
R C
usto
mers w
ith Sto
ry M
aps
11:30-12:15
Shan
na H
aley, Walter C
ho
men
-to
wski—
Uti
lizing Su
rvey12
3 fo
r D
amage A
ssessmen
t Acro
ss th
e State
An
tho
ny B
ed
ogn
e, Ethan
Mil-
ler—Im
pervio
us Su
rface GIS
and
the In
flu
en
ces on
Storm
-w
ater Billin
g & C
redits in
An
n
Arb
or
Trevor H
ob
bs—
From
GD
AL to
SA
GA
: Tips &
Tricks from
the
Wo
rld o
f Op
en So
urce
Ran
dy R
aymo
nd
, Jeff B
ou
drie,
Ru
ssell Co
lum
bu
s– Mo
nro
e C
ou
nty: Tran
sform
ing Ed
uca-
tio
n w
ith A
rcGIS &
Geo
spati
al Tech
no
logies
Joel C
amp
bell, C
had
Co
llins—
U
tility N
etwo
rk & P
rod
ucti
vity To
ols
2:15-3:00
Ad
am C
arno
w—
GIS Fo
r Lead-
ers: Seven Elem
ents o
f a Suc-
cessful En
terprise G
IS
Ch
eryl Spe
ncer– Field
Asset
Co
llectio
n—
Survey1
23
& Th
e Jo
urn
ey to P
op
ulate V
ertical
Asse
t Info
rmati
on
for u
se with
-in
Cityw
orks
Ch
arles W. Em
erson
—G
eosp
atial A
pp
licatio
ns o
f Un
-m
ann
ed A
erial Veh
icles at
Western
Mich
igan U
niversity
Justi
n Sears, D
ave Prie
st— St.
Clair C
ou
nty Eq
ualizati
on
Lev-eragin
g GIS an
d N
ative M
ob
ile A
pp
to U
pd
ate Exemp
t Pro
per-
ty Info
rmati
on
Caitlin
Schran
tz—G
ettin
g GIS
Data in
to th
e Han
ds o
f No
n-
GIS U
sers &
Decisio
n M
akers
3:30-4:15
Ch
ris Beyett
—A
rcGIS En
ter-p
rise: An
Intro
du
ctio
n
Max G
eorge, Sam
Lipsco
mb
—SA
W: A
GIS Su
ccess Sto
ry
Kath
leen
Baker—
Transp
ortati
on
Accessib
ility: M
atchin
g Nee
ds &
Reso
urces
in K
alamazo
o
Mark H
olm
es—M
ichigan
Geo
-grap
hic Fram
ewo
rk Techn
olo
gy U
pgrad
e
James B
enn
ett, C
had
Co
llins—
A R
oad
Co
mm
ission
s GIS Jo
ur-
ney
Tue
sday, Ju
ne
11
th, 2
01
9
10:15-11:00
Julie Tab
berer, H
eather Ed
-w
ards, &
Grego
ry An
de
rson
—D
igital Histo
ry: Sanb
orn
Fire In
suran
ce Map
s
Tyler DeN
oo
yer—W
here is th
e Lead
? Uti
lizing A
rcGIS to
Create
a Water Service M
aterial In-
vento
ry in th
e City o
f Mu
s-kego
n
Steph
en K
olk—
Map
pin
g &
Usin
g NO
AA
Weath
er Data to
m
easure C
limate C
han
ge
Dr. Stacy Lero
y Dan
iels—Th
e C
rystal Lake “Tragicom
edy”
and
the Jo
hn
stow
n “Flo
od
”
Yichu
n X
ie—
Measu
ring R
e-gio
nal &
Urb
an Su
stainab
ility b
y Usin
g Go
ogle Earth
Engin
e
11:15-12:00
Ismael C
hivite
—A
rcGIS A
pp
s, B
etter To
gether: A
Ho
w-To
Sessio
n
Ro
ger Belkn
ap—
Transp
ortati
on
A
sset M
anagem
ent: To
ols &
R
epo
rtin
g Req
uirem
en
ts &
Go
od
Plan
nin
g
Sand
on
Lettie
ri—Livin
g the
Parcel Fab
ric Life
Bro
oke V
eres—A
Spati
al An
aly-sis o
f Micro
plasti
cs in Lake
Mich
igan
Ro
bert G
oo
dw
in—
Map
pin
g W
ine G
rape Su
itability A
cross
Mich
igan
2:00-2:45
Brian
Wo
od
in, R
yan M
cNeill,
Jenn
ifer Q
uin
livan—
Creati
ng,
Gath
ering, &
Uti
lizing G
IS Data
to h
elp th
e Land
Ban
k recycle lan
d to
pro
du
ctive u
se across
the State o
f Mich
igan
Dam
ien Fin
kbein
er, Kray Fre
e-sto
ne
—A
dvan
ced Field
Data
Co
llectio
n U
sing A
rcGIS C
ollec-
tor &
Survey1
23
Melissa Zago
rski—Th
e Po
wer
of P
ostG
IS
Scott
Swan
—C
oral R
eef Stud
y &
Story M
ap: B
un
aken N
atio
nal
Park, In
do
nesia
Mich
ael Healan
der—
Ho
w to
M
anage H
ighw
ays in th
e Sky
3:00-3:45
Ch
ris Beyett
—A
rcGIS P
ro: M
i-grati
ng fro
m A
rcMap
Jessica Kan
e—
Field D
ata Co
l-lecti
on
on
a Bu
dget w
ith Q
Field
& Q
GIS
Ro
bert D
urke
e—
Ad
justi
ng
Zon
ing Lan
d A
rea & D
ensity
Stand
ards to
Bett
er Match
Existi
ng P
arcels in th
e City o
f K
alamazo
o
Ryan
Taylor, D
r. Ad
am
Math
ews—
Urb
an Tree C
ano
py
Co
ver Ch
ange in
De
nver, C
olo
-rad
o 2
00
5-2
01
3
Co
lleen Lo
ng—
Water Q
uality
& P
oten
tial fo
r Green
Infra-
structu
re in D
etroit
P A G E 7 S P R I N G 2 0 1 9
Member Spotlight Wightman is a full-service consulting firm that has existed for
72 years. They have a five-person GIS department that focus-
es on Asset Management GIS implementation and training as
well as providing general GIS consulting services. Wightman’s
GIS staff have been members of IMAGIN for four years and
GIS Analyst April Kibby was elected to IMAGIN’s board of
directors in 2017.
Wightman’s team creates and develops various GIS data to be
consumed on ArcGIS Online and other software applications.
Additionally, they focus on automation of GIS workflows and
applications through python scripting.
Educating novice and advanced users is something that Wight-
man views as an essential component of a complete GIS pro-
gram. Their staff presents at various GIS conferences, includ-
ing IMAGIN, as well as hosting lunch & learns to share
knowledge with GIS users of all experience levels. Training
extends inside their organization as well, with the implemen-
tation of ESRI’s Community Analyst for their Planning Depart-
ment (formerly non-GIS users) being one recent example. To
facilitate this training, Wightman’s GIS team created a user
manual for common workflows as well as providing hands-on
training and demonstrations.
Some of Wightman’s recent GIS undertakings include the
completion and rollout of a custom work order application
now helps clients better manage their infrastructure; working
with the New Buffalo Township Fire Department on using GIS
for pre-incident planning; purchasing a drone for more effi-
cient data collection; creating an inventory of a veterans’ brick
memorial for the City of Kalamazoo to allow people to more
easily locate specific bricks; and using GIS data to assist with
site selection of approved medical marihuana properties.
One particularly challenging task that Wightman’s staff has to
tackle is processing inconsistent data types from various
vendors. To do this more efficiently, they developed script-
ing tools to automate the QA/QC process.
Wightman stays on top of the latest GIS advancements to
provide their clients with maximum functionality and ease of
use. This includes configuring ArcGIS Online licenses with
ArcGIS Pro to create more flexible ways to access data re-
motely. As data storage and management moves to the
cloud, Wightman has adapted by adding fields and domains
to existing feature services in ArcGIS Online, eliminating the
need to republish new feature services and resource the
data in all associated web maps.
Check out www.gowightman.com for more information.
Wightman Asset Management interface
416 S. Cedar St. Suite C
Lansing, MI 48912
www.imagin.org
Phone: 517.338.3035 x709
Fax: 866.298.2115
E-mail: [email protected]
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organization committed to providing opportunities
for its members to network with
professionals who are using, creating, or maintaining
spatial resources within Michigan. IMAGIN serves as
a crossroads for spatial information
users/developers at all levels of government,
business, and non-profit organizations by providing
its members partnership opportunities to
recognize, share, and create spatial data
resources for both traditional and new applications.
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Maryellen Jansen, Coeditor
Keri Blough, Coeditor
April Kibby, Coeditor
IMAGINews publishes original, timely, and innovative articles and news items that advance knowledge regarding GIS, related technologies, and their use within Michigan. IMAGINews welcomes submissions from IMAGIN members and others. Please send article submissions in Microsoft Word format to [email protected] . Contents © 2018 IMAGIN. All rights reserved. Opinions and positions expressed by columnists and contributors are not necessarily those of IMAGIN, its officers, employees, or the editors and publisher of IMAGINews.
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